JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="word">
  hello,
</div>
<div class="word">
  how
</div>
<div class="word">
  are
</div>
<div class="word">
  you
</div>
<div class="word">
  doing
</div>

CSS

.word {
  opacity: 0;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: opacity 1s linear;
}

JavaScript

$('body').children('.word').each(function() {
    var word = this;
    setTimeout(function () {
        $(word).css("opacity", 1);
    }, Math.random() * 3000)
});